Tag: Festus Adedayo
Tinubu’s Budget Arithmetic, Drums & KWAM 1 By Festus Adedayo
“I know the arithmetic of the budget and the numbers that I brought to the National Assembly, and I know what numbers came back…...
The Curse Of Okuama Tragedy By Festus Adedayo
Curses and magical beliefs are woven together in African politics. A study found out that virtually all African leaders come to power emboldened by...
Abdul Ningi & The ‘Apapin’ Fraternity By Festus Adedayo
Talented filmmaker, Tunde Kelani, recalibrated a popular Yoruba folklore in his famous Agogo Ewo (the forbidden gong) movie. A supremacy battle ensued between Eledumare...
Wayward Ways & Means, Epidemic Kidnapping Festus Adedayo
We are about to witness a mud-fight between two gods of integrity. In a Nigeria where the mantra is, if you see something, say...
When Pharmacies Sell Death For A Penny By Festus Adedayo
Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature, William Butler Yeats, aptly put it in his famous The Second Coming. When...
The Akpabio-Provoked N30b Intifada By Festus Adedayo
So at plenary in the senate last week, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, rushed naked out of the bathtub. He raised his hand up. In...
Women Who Wanted To Beat Up Our President By Festus Adedayo
This is what Kurumi's Ijaye looked like after it was attacked and defeated by Ibadan forces in 1860/61: “Old people, men and women and...
Yoruba Kings As Kidnappers’ Supper By Festus Adedayo
The porcupine is a large rodent that is clothed with a thick coat of sharp quills, spines. The spines protect it from rampaging predators....
The North Is Angry! By Festus Adedayo
Northern Nigeria used to have a cult of power called the Kaduna Mafia. The Kaduna Mafia decided who would become the Nigerian president, which...
Ibadan Blast, Abuja Kidnaps & Calamities By Dr Festus Adedayo
Big calamities seldom knock before opening the door. Calamities’ sneaky essence is articulated in one song by grand old Odolaye Aremu, Ilorin, Kwara state-born...
